Splash!: Fearless Richard Whitehead makes history on his way into semi-finals

FEARLESS Richard Whitehead wowed viewers by making history on Tom Daley's ITV reality diving show Splash!

The 37-year-old Paralympic champion from Lowdham performed the first handstand dive on the show to earn the highest score of the series and a place in the semi-finals.

Richard had never dived before starting training for Splash! But he shocked everyone by deciding to make his first live dive from the ten metre board – and from a handstand position, after removing his prosthetic legs.

Before the dive, he said: "If you believe you can achieve. I'm going to do a first for Splash! – a handstand dive."